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Tuesday, April 15, 2014

READ: MORE DEVELOPMENT ON EAST 125TH?

A recent Daily News article has it that Extell is trying to purchase the East Harlem Pathmark on 125th Street for $39 million in order to build a 10-story residential development that would span three city blocks. This apparently would be market-rate condos with a portion of affordable units but the majority owner's of the Pathmark apparently does not trust the developer. The East Harlem Abyssinian Triangle has 51% ownership of the property and the city has a 49% share. More in the Daily News: LINK

18 comments:

Let's hope. We started going to that Pathmark when we first moved here, but it is such a disaster, that we gave up on it pretty quick. It's also quite an ugly building. More market rate apartments would be a god send to that block.

May be this could be the site for the new Trader Joe's that Harlem has been waiting for a while. If this deal happens, it would change this block for the better. Let's cross fingers, It will become a reality.

What exactly is the deal with Pathmark and all the complaints I've seen here? It's not as though it's C-town with rotting vegetables in the bins. Anyone who knows the area realizes that it serves many in the neighborhood who wouldn't be able to afford or find what they need in Trader Joe's. It's not just what you want-it's what everyone needs.

Let's start with the fact that there are 24 check out lines and only an average of 6 are open at any given time. Pathmarks in NJ are way superior and Trader Joe's lines are longer but they know how to keep the line moving quickly.